/ ˌəʊ ˈgrætæn; NAmE ˌoʊ/ adjective
[ usually before noun ] (from French ) covered in breadcrumbs or cheese and made brown by heating in an oven, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
French , literally by grating , from the verb gratter to grate.
/ ˌəʊ ˈgrætæn; NAmE ˌoʊ/ adjective
[ usually before noun ] (from French ) covered in breadcrumbs or cheese and made brown by heating in an oven, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
French , literally by grating , from the verb gratter to grate.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005